Table 8
Sexual assault since the age of 15, by gender and selected characteristics of the victim, 2025

Table 8
Sexual assault since the age of 15, by gender and selected characteristics of the victim, 2025 Table summary
The information is grouped by Selected characteristic (appearing as row headers), Women+, Men+, Total, 95% confidence interval, 95% confidence interval and 95% confidence interval, calculated using percent, percent, percent, from, to, from, to, from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Selected characteristic Women+ Men+ Total
percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to
Note E

use with caution

Note F

too unreliable to be published

Note *

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

Return to note&nbsp;* referrer

Note **

significantly different from estimate for Women+ (p < 0.05)

Return to note&nbsp;** referrer

Note ***

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) and estimate for Women+ (p < 0.05)

Return to note&nbsp;*** referrer

Note †

reference category

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Note 1

Excludes First Nations people, Métis, or Inuit.

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Note 2

Respondents who were 15 years of age and who did not link to tax data were assumed to have an individual income of $0.

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Note: The category “Women+” includes women, as well as some non-binary respondents and some respondents who did not state their gender, while the category “Men+” includes men, as well as some non-binary persons and some respondents who did not state their gender.
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces.
Age group (years)  
15 to 24 Table 8 Note † 32 30 34 10 Table 8 Note ** 9 12 21 20 22
25 to 34 49 Table 8 Note * 47 51 17 Table 8 Note *** 15 18 32 Table 8 Note * 31 33
35 to 44 44 Table 8 Note * 42 45 14 Table 8 Note *** 13 16 29 Table 8 Note * 28 30
45 to 54 41 Table 8 Note * 39 43 11 Table 8 Note ** 10 13 26 Table 8 Note * 25 27
55 and older 30 Table 8 Note * 29 31 7 Table 8 Note *** 7 8 19 Table 8 Note * 19 20
Indigenous identity  
Indigenous person 52 Table 8 Note * 49 55 16 Table 8 Note *** 14 19 35 Table 8 Note * 33 37
First Nations 53 Table 8 Note * 49 58 17 Table 8 Note *** 14 21 36 Table 8 Note * 33 40
Métis 51 Table 8 Note * 47 55 16 Table 8 Note *** 13 20 34 Table 8 Note * 32 37
Inuk 52 Table 8 Note * 45 59 14 Table 8 Note ** 9 20 33 Table 8 Note * 29 39
Non-Indigenous person Table 8 Note † 37 36 37 11 Table 8 Note ** 11 12 24 23 24
Racialized population groupTable 8 Note 1  
Yes 23 Table 8 Note * 21 24 8 Table 8 Note *** 7 9 15 Table 8 Note * 14 16
South Asian 18 Table 8 Note * 15 21 6 Table 8 Note *** 5 8 11 Table 8 Note * 10 13
Chinese 21 Table 8 Note * 18 23 5 Table 8 Note *** 4 7 13 Table 8 Note * 12 15
Black 25 Table 8 Note * 22 29 10 Table 8 Note ** 7 13 18 Table 8 Note * 15 20
Filipino 18 Table 8 Note * 14 21 9 Table 8 Note ** 7 13 14 Table 8 Note * 12 16
Arab 22 Table 8 Note * 18 28 9 Table 8 Note ** 6 13 15 Table 8 Note * 12 18
Latin American 34 Table 8 Note * 29 39 10 Table 8 Note ** 7 15 22 Table 8 Note * 19 26
Southeast Asian 19 Table 8 Note * 14 25 10 Table 8 Note ** 6 16 14 Table 8 Note * 11 19
West Asian 32 Table 8 Note * 24 40 14 Table 8 Note ** 9 20 22 Table 8 Note * 17 27
Korean 16 Table 8 Note * 10 25 F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published 10 Table 8 Note * 6 15
Japanese 39 E use with caution 26 53 F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published 26 18 36
Multiple racialized population groups 43 34 52 12 Table 8 Note ** 7 20 27 22 34
Racialized population group not otherwise specified 30 Table 8 Note * 23 38 9 Table 8 Note ** 5 16 20 Table 8 Note * 16 25
No Table 8 Note † 41 41 42 12 Table 8 Note ** 11 13 27 26 27
Place of birth  
Born outside Canada 24 Table 8 Note * 23 26 8 Table 8 Note *** 7 9 16 Table 8 Note * 15 17
Born in Canada Table 8 Note † 42 41 43 12 Table 8 Note ** 12 13 28 27 28
Sexual orientation  
Heterosexual Table 8 Note † 35 35 36 10 Table 8 Note ** 9 10 22 22 23
LGB+ 61 Table 8 Note * 58 63 38 Table 8 Note *** 35 41 52 Table 8 Note * 50 54
Lesbian or gay 46 Table 8 Note * 42 51 37 Table 8 Note *** 33 41 41 Table 8 Note * 38 44
Bisexual 66 Table 8 Note * 63 69 36 Table 8 Note *** 31 40 57 Table 8 Note * 55 60
Sexual orientation not elsewhere classified 56 Table 8 Note * 49 62 54 Table 8 Note * 45 62 55 Table 8 Note * 50 60
Identifies as a person with a disability  
Yes 52 Table 8 Note * 50 54 20 Table 8 Note *** 18 21 37 Table 8 Note * 36 39
No Table 8 Note † 34 34 35 10 Table 8 Note ** 10 10 22 22 23
Employed in past 12 months  
Yes 42 Table 8 Note * 41 43 12 Table 8 Note *** 12 13 26 Table 8 Note * 26 27
No Table 8 Note † 28 27 29 9 Table 8 Note ** 8 10 20 19 20
Individual before-tax income  
Less than $20,000 Table 8 Note † Table 8 Note 2 33 32 35 13 Table 8 Note ** 12 15 24 23 25
$20,000 to $39,999 33 32 35 12 Table 8 Note ** 11 13 24 23 25
$40,000 to $59,999 36 Table 8 Note * 34 38 10 Table 8 Note *** 9 11 24 23 25
$60,000 to $79,999 41 Table 8 Note * 39 42 11 Table 8 Note *** 10 12 26 25 27
$80,000 to $99,999 44 Table 8 Note * 42 47 10 Table 8 Note *** 9 12 26 25 27
$100,000 to $119,999 45 Table 8 Note * 43 48 11 Table 8 Note *** 10 13 26 24 27
$120,000 or more 47 Table 8 Note * 44 49 11 Table 8 Note *** 10 12 23 22 24
Not stated 31 28 33 11 Table 8 Note *** 9 13 20 Table 8 Note * 19 22
Attended school in the past 12 months  
Yes 37 35 39 12 Table 8 Note ** 11 13 25 24 26
No Table 8 Note † 37 37 38 11 Table 8 Note ** 11 12 24 24 25
Marital status  
Married or common-law Table 8 Note † 36 35 37 9 Table 8 Note ** 9 10 22 22 23
Separated, divorced, or widowed 37 36 39 12 Table 8 Note *** 10 13 29 Table 8 Note * 28 30
Single, never married 40 Table 8 Note * 39 41 15 Table 8 Note *** 14 16 26 Table 8 Note * 26 27
Area of residence  
Rural area of the provinces 37 36 39 9 Table 8 Note *** 8 10 23 Table 8 Note * 22 24
Territories 41 37 45 11 Table 8 Note ** 9 14 26 24 28
Urban area of the provinces Table 8 Note † 37 37 38 12 Table 8 Note ** 11 12 25 24 25
First official language spoken  
English Table 8 Note † 39 38 40 12 Table 8 Note ** 12 13 26 25 26
French 32 Table 8 Note * 31 33 8 Table 8 Note *** 7 9 20 Table 8 Note * 20 21
English and French 31 Table 8 Note * 26 37 13 Table 8 Note ** 9 17 21 Table 8 Note * 18 25
Neither English nor French 5 Table 8 Note * 3 9 F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published 3 Table 8 Note * 2 6
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